About 50 years ago, Australian athlete Reg Spiers was short of cash in London and so desperately wanted to get home to Australia that he tucked himself into a wooden box and posted himself home. True story.

“I wanted to get up on that stage and show that I wasn’t repulsive, that my body wasn’t disgusting and didn’t need to be hidden. I was just as worthy of expression and display, and I was just as sexy as they were.” – Deb Roach